REPUBLICAN WOMEN – National, State, & Local Clubs.
Founded in 1938, the NFRW has thousands of active members in local clubs across the nation and in several U.S. territories, making it one of the largest women’s political organizations in the country. The grassroots organization recruits and elects Republican candidates, advocates the Party’s philosophy and initiatives, and empowers women in the political process.
SUPPORTING HEALTHY FAMILIES AND PATHWAYS TO PROSPERITY
LCRW supports healthy families and pathways to prosperity upon which this country was founded; we work for the election of Republican candidates.
LAKE COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN’S CLUB
We promote an informed electorate
We increase the effectiveness of women in the cause of good government through active participation
We facilitate cooperation among Republican Women’s Clubs
We work for the election of Republican candidates
We promote the principles of freedom, equality and justice upon which the government of this county is founded
LCRWC Officers
Dorothy Ashcraft, President
dashcraft49@gmail.com
Julie Reffner, Vice President
jmreffner@protonmail.com
Susan Lake, Treasurer
jlake@ronan.net
Linda Stewart, Secretary
stewartlinda.ls@gmail.com
Cynthia Waterman, Membership Chair
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On Nov 6, Dan Rausch, MD, spoke to the group about vaccines.
See notes below for content!
Lake County Republican Women – Meeting notes November 6th,2023
The meeting was called to order by Dorothy Ashcraft, President.
An invocation led by Kathy and the Pledge of Allegiance followed.
The minutes for the October meeting were adopted unanimously.
Treasury report– $10,222. Balance in account
Speaker: Dan Rausch, MD spoke to our group about vaccines. He broke his talk down into 3 areas : Immunizations, Illness and Influence.
Immunizations: Discussed relative risk reduction (RRR) vs absolute risk reduction (ARR) of vaccines. RRR gives a percentage reduction in one group compared to another.(the control group who got the vaccine in a study vs the placebo group who didn’t) This is often what drug companies use to define the efficacy of their drug. ARR gives the absolute difference in risk of getting infected in one group vs another.(vaccinated vs unvaccinated) The ARR is a much lower percentage than RRR for COVID, the Flu and RSV. It is a more accurate way of assessing what benefit you will get from a given treatment. It’s hard to assess in vaccines as it looks at all the variables in a population.
Illness- certain health conditions may benefit from vaccines depends on other co-morbidities ie: lung issues. Vaccines and all drug have side effects. Covid vaccines have shown increased myocarditis and neurologic events in population. This has to do with the nature of Covid and the vaccine using RNA from virus and spike proteins. Currently, Covid-19 vaccines are the only authorized or approved mRNA vaccines.
Treatments for Covid– off label. Ivermectin has been effective.
Check out the FLCCC website for more info. Just google FLCCC. This is an alliance of medical professionals dedicated to helping prevent and treat COVID, and to help patients take charge of other areas of their health.
Influence- There are monetary incentives for Hospitals and Doctors to follow CDC guidelines and directives. Population health is practiced, one size does not fit all. Dr Rausch believes Medicine is an art and patient dependent. The bottom line is- WE are responsible for our own healthcare.
Old business
- LCRW 2024 candidate kick-0ff event- will be held in March or April of 2024 at Red Lion Inn in Polson. If you are interested to help, please contact Dorothy Ashcraft at:
- Dorothy gave update on Montana Federation of Republican Women convention in Anaconda. Thank you for representing us this year, Dorothy!
New Business
- No LCRW meetings are being held in December or January
- Planning meeting for Kick Off Event will be held in January. Date: TBD. If you are interested to volunteer: email Dorothy- dashcraft49@gmail.com
Hope all your holidays are happy. Wishing you a healthy, happy, prosperous New Year!
